Cricket-Sri Lanka women look to next World Cup after missing out on New Zealand


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Sri Lanka vs India - Women's Cricket World Cup - Derby, Britain - July 5, 2017 Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu is bowled out by India’s Poonam Yadav Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

LAHORE (Reuters) - Chamari Athapaththu's Sri Lanka will be keen to garner as many points as possible in the one-day series against Pakistan beginning on Wednesday as they begin the long trek towards the 2025 Women's World Cup.

Sri Lanka failed to qualify for this year's tournament in New Zealand, where Australia beat England in the final last month.

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